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CEO Wynne Nowland Featured on Nationwide Marketplace Podcast

Kai Ryssdal, host of Marketplace by APM, talked with Wynne Nowland, CEO of Bradley & Parker, about her experience of transitioning to a woman three years ago and why she’s choosing to share her story publicly now. Wynne recounts the email she sent to the entire company sharing her news, the positive feedback she received from friends, colleagues, customers and business partners, and some negative blowback she has faced since sharing her story with major news publications this year.

Visit this link to listen to Wynne’s interview with Kai on Marketplace, which airs on more than 800 public radio stations nationwide and boasts the largest audience for any business program in the U.S. on radio, cable or network television.

CEO Wynne Nowland Discusses Transition on HER Podcast

CEO of Bradley & Parker Wynne Nowland recently discussed her transition with Dr. Pam Peeke on HER podcast, including the considerable planning that went into it, the highs and lows of the public’s reception, and how Wynne’s background as a business leader helped her navigate her life-changing transformation. Wynne also touched on the value of public education when it comes to transgender people, as well as the importance of accepting people who are different in any way, shape or form.

As Wynne shared during the interview, “It’s so important that we have this discussion in our country, and make sure everybody is accepted for who they are and given the opportunities we would all want for our friends and loved ones.”

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CEO Wynne Nowland Interviewed Live on Mornings with Maria

Wynne Nowland, CEO of Bradley & Parker, talked with Maria Bartiromo of Mornings with Maria about how her life-changing transformation of switching genders sparked surprise, support and new challenges in the workplace. During the interview, Wynne discussed the feedback she has received from employees, clients and partners, as well as how Bradley & Parker has been able to grow the business by about 20% since her transition.

As Wynne shared, “Inside, I’m pretty much the same person I always was. I’m actually a little more comfortable now, given the fact that I’m not juggling two personalities. I’ve always been driven and, at the same time, an empathetic leader. I’m quite sure my transition and the years leading up to it helped me be more understanding of the differences between us all. I think too often in business there’s this notion that things like empathy and inclusivity are at odds with profits. But that really isn’t the case. In fact, I think the direct opposite is true.”

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CEO Wynne Nowland Bylines an Article for Fast Company

Wynne Nowland, CEO of Bradley & Parker, bylined an article for Fast Company stemming from the Supreme Court’s ruling that the language of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity at work – a major victory for LGBTQ Americans. In her opinion piece, Wynne shares the importance of the Black Lives Matters movement, the value of an inclusive business environment and insights into her personal experience of coming out as a transgendered woman four years ago.

As Wynne shared, “Sometimes people need to be moved by circumstances to challenge their own sense of what is right and wrong, and I think most are arriving at the most beneficial conclusion. That is what those walking arm in arm against injustice and inequality have in common with the colleagues who supported me and the justices in the majority of the recent Supreme Court decision. I look forward to the day when we can reap the rewards of these courageous efforts to eradicate inequality and injustice in all their forms.”

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